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'Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum'(PHYPAE)

Overview

Data shown below are extracted from EPPO Global Database
https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/PHYPAE
EPPO GD contains information about geographical distribution, host plants, and more...
Important note: GD is not a primary source for taxonomy (classification and nomenclature) and should not be considered as such. The EPPO Secretariat follows different sources (literature, databases) to provide some elements of taxonomy to its users. However, it does not attempt to provide all levels of the taxonomic tree or exhaustive lists of accepted taxa.
Basic information
  • EPPO code: PHYPAE
  • Preferred name: 'Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum'
  • Authority: Lee, Bottner, Secor & Rivera-Varas

Other scientific names
Name Authority
American potato purple top wilt phytoplasma
Phytoplasma americanum Lee, Bottner, Secor & Rivera-Varas
Potato purple-top wilt agent

Common names
Name
Language
apical leafroll of potato English
APPTW English
blue stem of potato English
bunch top of potato English
haywire disease of potato English
late breaking of potato English
moron of potato English
purple dwarf of potato English
purple-top wilt of potato English
yellow top of potato English
fitoplasma americano Portuguese (PT)
Taxonomy
Kingdom Bacteria ( 1BACTK )
Phylum Tenericutes ( 1TENEP )
Class Mollicutes ( 1MOLLC )
Order Acholeplasmatales ( 1ACHOO )
Family Acholeplasmataceae ( 1ACHOF )
Genus Phytoplasma ( 1PHYPG )
Species 'Candidatus Phytoplasma americanum' ( PHYPAE )

Notes from the curator

16SrXVIII